diff -r c80ce9fa477e -r 110e35f630fa mercurial/context.py
--- a/mercurial/context.py	Thu Aug 15 15:07:29 2013 -0500
+++ b/mercurial/context.py	Thu Aug 15 15:07:43 2013 -0500
@@ -1578,8 +1578,6 @@
             self._text = editor(self._repo, self, [])
             self._repo.savecommitmessage(self._text)
 
-    def description(self):
-        return self._text
     def files(self):
         return self.modified()
     def modified(self):